look, it's not easy for president obama. he's got these conservative democrats who, again, are at trade to talk reasonably to their constituents. let's take the issue, alex, of high-capacity magazines. >> right. >> a law on the books that would limit them. that would save lives in tucson, in aurora. no one back home is going to vote against you if you're a conservative democrat for supporting that commonsense gun legislation. so don't be a woos. do what you know is right and go ahead and vote for it. on the republican side, the same thing is true. i have conservative republicans who say they are not for gun control even though their constituents are for it because they are afraid of the nra. man up, women up. if we don't do that, we are in deep, deep trouble. >> michael, speaking of the nra, didn't the nra fund and back 16 candidates the last go around, 13 of whom lost? why do politicians continue to be so scared about the nra coming up against them? >> well, it's not so much the nra in terms of their money. that's helpful t